Dossier
Latino candidates
Coverage of Latino candidates in the Nexus archive.
- Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: six candidates seek South L.A. seat
The L.A. City Council District 9 race features six Latino candidates vying to replace Curren Price, who has represented South L.A. for 12 years. The district has been represented by a Black council member since 1963.
- Arellano: The future of Latino politics just played out in Whittier
Whittier elected a Latino-majority city council for the first time in its history. The three winning Latino candidates emphasized that their ethnicity was an afterthought in their campaigns.